The Salem Spartans will face off against the Christiansburg Blue Demons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Christiansburg will come in with four straight victories.
Christiansburg is facing Salem at the wrong time: Salem suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Hilltoppers by a score of 2-1.
Salem started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Christiansburg got the win against Cave Spring on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20, 25-16.
Salem's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4. As for Christiansburg, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Salem suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Christiansburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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